acidity vs pH
pH vs acidityacidity and pH both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acidity | Yes | No | No | No |
| pH | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
pH is a hypernym of
acidity; that is, pH is a
word with a broader meaning than acidity:
- acidity: pH values below 7
- pH: (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic)
Other hypernyms of acidity include
pH scale.
| acidity (noun) | pH (noun) |
|---|---|
| pH values below 7 | (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic) |
| the property of being acidic | |
| the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth |
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